EP0247638A2 - Vorrichtung mit einem Kühlkreislauf - Google Patents

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EP0247638A2
EP0247638A2 EP87109204A EP87109204A EP0247638A2 EP 0247638 A2 EP0247638 A2 EP 0247638A2 EP 87109204 A EP87109204 A EP 87109204A EP 87109204 A EP87109204 A EP 87109204A EP 0247638 A2 EP0247638 A2 EP 0247638A2
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compressor
refrigerant
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refrigeration cycle
evaporator
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Fumio Mitsubishi Denki K.K. Matsuoka
Hitoshi Mitsubishi Denki K.K. Iijima
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
    • F25B41/00—Fluid-circulation arrangements
    • F25B41/20—Disposition of valves, e.g. of on-off valves or flow control valves
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
    • F25B41/00—Fluid-circulation arrangements
    • F25B41/20—Disposition of valves, e.g. of on-off valves or flow control valves
    • F25B41/24—Arrangement of shut-off valves for disconnecting a part of the refrigerant cycle, e.g. an outdoor part

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  • the present invention relates to refrigerant cycle apparatus comprising: a compressor, a condenser, an expansion means and an evaporator connected in series with each other; means for repeatedly starting and stopping said compressor; and means for isolating refrigerant on a high pressure side of said compressor from said refrigerant on a low pressure side of said compressor when said compressor is stopped
  • One conventional refrigeration cycle apparatus includes a compressor, a condenser, an expansion device such as a capillary tube or an expansion valve, and an evaporator with these components sequentially coupled in series with each other.
  • the compressor When the compressor is stopped, the pressure of the refrigerant on a high pressure side is balanced with the pressure of the refrigerant on the low pressure side.
  • the compressor As the compressor is started, the difference between the pressures of the high pressure side and the low pressure side is gradually increased until the apparatus is brought to an ordinary operating state.
  • the compressor is accordingly repeatedly started and stopped, the high pressure side refrigerant is balanced with the low pressure side refrigerant each time the apparatus is stopped. During these times, the refrigerant liquid stored on the low pressure side in an evaporator is drawn into the compressor.
  • the presence of the liquid refrigerant in the condenser increases the load on the compressor at the time of restarting the compressor. This lowers the coefficient of performance (hereinafter abbreviated as "COP") of the apparatus as
  • An object of the invention is to simplify the construction of such apparatus thus enabling less expensive manufacture and reduction in size.
  • Another object of the invention is to enable the expansion coefficient of the apparatus to be varied between the heating and cooling modes in a simple manner.
  • the apparatus defined in the first paragraph of this specification is characterised in that said expansion means comprises at least two capillary tube portions and in that valve means is connected across one portion whereby the effective length of said expansion means may be changed.
  • Reference numeral l designates generally a compressor.
  • a refrigerant gas compressed at high temperature and high pressure by the compressor l is fed through a check valve 2 and a four-way valve 3 into a condenser 4.
  • the refrigerant dissipates heat in the condenser 4 and is condensed to a high temperature and high pressure liquid.
  • the refrigerant liquid, increased in temperature and pressure by the condenser 4 is passed through a capillary tube l2 where the refrigerant becomes a low temperature, low pressure liquid and a switching element l4 which acts as a valve and from there is introduced into an evaporator 7.
  • the low temperatur e and low pressure refrigerant liquid in the evaporator 7 absorbs heat and thus evaporates to a gas.
  • This refrigerant gas is again fed through the four-way valve 3 into an accumulator 8 which isolates the refrigerant liquid which cannot be evaporated in the evaporator 7 and is retained in the liquid state and which returns only the refrigerant gas again to the compressor l. While the compressor l is operating, the apparatus repeats the refrigeration cycle.
  • Reference numeral 9 illustrates a fan for the condenser 4 and l0 a fan for the evaporator 7.
  • the four-way valve 3 is a change-over or switching valve which operates so that the condenser 4 can be used as an evaporator and the evaporator 7 used as a condenser.
  • the evaporator 7 is used as an indoor side heat exchanger
  • the condenser 4 is used as an outdoor side heat exchanger.
  • the apparatus is operated in a refrigeration cycle which in the heating mode is switched by the four-way valve 3 so that the indoor side heat exchanger 7 is used as a condenser and the outdoor side heat exchanger 4 is used as an evaporator.
  • the air temperature conditioning system operates to detect the temperature in the room by a temperature detector or thermostat (not shown) and to start or stop the compressor l so as to maintain the room temperature at a set temperature by operating or stopping the refrigeration cycle apparatus.
  • the switching element l4 which isolates the compressor l, is constructed so as to open when the compressor l is started and to close when the compressor l is stopped.
  • the element l4 and the check valve 2 function to isolate high pressure side refrigerant and low pressure side refrigerant when the compressor l is stopped.
  • the high pressure side refrigerant in the refrigeration cycle is isolated from the low pressure side refrigerant. Since the element l4 is then opened, a desired pressure difference between the high and low pressure side refrigerant can be attained in short time and the apparatus can reach ordinary operating state in short time.
  • the conventional refrigerant cycle not incorporating such an isolating device requires about five minutes to reach the ordinary operation state after restarting.
  • the refrigeration cycle apparatus of the invention requires only about one minute and twenty seconds to make the transition.
  • the aforesaid switching element l4 may be a solenoid valve 5 or another type of switching valve and may be any type which closes when the compressor l is stopped and opens when the compressor l is started.
  • a further capillary tube l3 in parallel with a check valve l5 which is constructed to pass the refrigerant in the illustrated cooling mode and to block the refrigerant in the non-illustrated heating mode with the valve 3 switched to its other position.
  • the check valve l5 is provided to effectively alter the length of the total capillary tube l2, l3 since the apparatus will operate more efficiently if the expansion coefficient of the refrigerant is varied between the cooling mode and the heating mode in such a manner that the capillary tube is effectively increased in length in the heating mode.
  • the apparatus can be inexpensively constructed, even if the check valve l5 is added.
  • the switching element l4 is constructed to compare the pressure P2, determined by the output side refrigerant gas temperature of the evaporator 7 as detected by a heat sensitive tube provided between the outlet of the evaporator 7 and the inlet of the compressor l, with the pressure P1 of the refrigerant exhausted from the capillary tube l2, and to open when P2 > P1 and to close when P2 ⁇ P1, in the same manner as described above.

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EP87109204A 1981-10-20 1981-10-20 Vorrichtung mit einem Kühlkreislauf Expired - Lifetime EP0247638B1 (de)

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DE8787109204T DE3177227D1 (de) 1981-10-20 1981-10-20 Vorrichtung mit einem kuehlkreislauf.
EP87109204A EP0247638B1 (de) 1981-10-20 1981-10-20 Vorrichtung mit einem Kühlkreislauf

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EP85100213A EP0153557B1 (de) 1981-10-20 1981-10-20 Vorrichtung mit einem Kühlkreislauf
EP87109204A EP0247638B1 (de) 1981-10-20 1981-10-20 Vorrichtung mit einem Kühlkreislauf

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EP0247638A2 true EP0247638A2 (de) 1987-12-02
EP0247638A3 EP0247638A3 (en) 1988-05-04
EP0247638B1 EP0247638B1 (de) 1990-10-24

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FR811326A (fr) * 1936-01-21 1937-04-12 Sulzer Ag Machine frigorifique à compression
CH188957A (de) * 1936-01-21 1937-01-31 Sulzer Ag Kompressionskältemaschine.
US2720756A (en) * 1954-12-29 1955-10-18 Gen Electric Heat pump, including fixed flow control means
US2969655A (en) * 1959-05-19 1961-01-31 Ranco Inc Reversible heat pump system
US3093976A (en) * 1962-04-20 1963-06-18 Carl O Walcutt Refrigeration system including receiver
US3131549A (en) * 1962-11-29 1964-05-05 Carrier Corp Heat pump control
US4267702A (en) * 1979-08-13 1981-05-19 Ranco Incorporated Refrigeration system with refrigerant flow controlling valve
US4286438A (en) * 1980-05-02 1981-09-01 Whirlpool Corporation Condition responsive liquid line valve for refrigeration appliance

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